Ilyushin Il-38

Il-38
Role	Anti-submarine patrol
Manufacturer	Ilyushin
First flight	1967
Primary users	Soviet Naval Aviation Russian Naval Aviation Indian Navy
Number built	176
Developed from	Ilyushin Il-18

The Ilyushin Il-38 (NATO reporting name: May) is a maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft. The Il-38 developed from the Ilyushin Il-18 turboprop transport.

[edit] Design and development

llyushin's Il-18 turboprop airliner played a significant role in developing the USSR's air services in the 1960s and 1970s, and has also been adopted for a variety of military roles, ranging from transport to command post, Elint and maritime patrol.

The most well known military adaptation of the Il-18 is the maritime patrol/ASW Il-38 May. The Il-38 is believed to have flown for the first time in 1967 and about three dozen serve with Russian naval aviation, while five were delivered to India in 1975. Details of the Il-38 are limited, but the airframe is stretched by 4m (1 3ft) over the Il-18 and the wings are moved forward. The tail contains a MAD, while under the forward fuselage a search radar (named 'Wet Eye' by NATO) is housed in a bulged radome. There are two internal weapons bays, one forward and one rear of the wing."

The Il-38s of the Indian Navy have been sent back to Russia for upgrades. They will incorporate the new Sea Dragon avionic suite. Three aircraft have been delivered to the Indian Navy. The new version is designated Il-38 SD.

There are reports of efforts towards adding the capability to fire the Indo-Russian Brahmos cruise missile from this aircraft. Mockups have been displayed with air-launched Brahmos attached to underwing pylons on the Indian Navy aircraft.

[edit] Operators

 India

• Indian Navy

 Russia

• Russian Naval Aviation

 Soviet Union

• Soviet Naval Aviation

[edit] Specifications (Il-38)

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General characteristics

• Crew: Ten
• Length: 39.60 m (129 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: 37.42 m (122 ft 9 in)
• Height: 10.16 m (33 ft 4 in)
• Wing area: 140 m² (1,506 ft²)
• Empty weight: 33,700 kg (74,140 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 63,500 kg (139,700 lb)
• Powerplant: 4× Progress AI-20M turboprops, 3,170 kW (4,250 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 650 km/h (353 knots, 406 mph)
• Range: 9,500 km (5,130 nm, 5,937 mi)
• Service ceiling 10,000 m (32,800 ft)
• Rate of climb: 320 m/min (1,050 ft/min)

Armament

• 5,000 kg (11,000 lb) of disposable stores, including depth-charges, mines, torpedoes and bombs.

[edit] References

[edit] See also

Related development

• Ilyushin Il-18
  

Comparable aircraft

• P-3 Orion
  

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